Week 94

Hey Everyone

I got an easter parcel with eggs in it. I thought we already talked about that...

My SD card and usb got a virus so no pictures, I'll have to buy another card for my camera so I can take some.

Our investigators are good, they pray, they read, they remember what we teach them. If only they would come to church!! T got grounded bc he got home late so he wasn't at church otherwise he would've been but B and D and P and B and all the rest, we just have to figure out what their concern is. it's always "do you need a lift" "nah nah we're good I'll get a ride with so and so" and it never happens. 

BUT we met M J this week (well I did Elder Gutke already knew her from before) and she is determined to come to church and be baptised, her partner is a less active so she was there yesterday! 

No the P's aren't doing the best. in fact I saw them on Wednesday when we took our car to a service in Papakura zone so as we were walking back to our zone to the Takanini (Alfriston) elders flat they were outside a shop as we walked past so I got to catch up with them. They've had 2 kids since. the Sisters are visiting now, it's still a goal to go to the temple so maybe this year. Then we went on splits in Takanini for a few hours while we waited for the car service to finish. I was with Elder Pierce, who happens to have the same name as me, only spelt different anyway we went around to a few people and some were different in houses I used to visit. I saw Sister W (the slug at service one) she remembered me. and J's daughter (I don't remember her name) recognised me on the street as she was walking her dog. 

J (B's, Sister's partner) has been reading the Book of Mormon secretly - when the others walk off in our visits he tells us what he read and then stops talking about it when they come back haha it's pretty funny. He used to be in the gangs but has stopped and realises he needs to change but he still tries to keep the tough guy image with his family I think. but he's really nice, we think we're there for him not so much B bc she won't come to church! hopefully this week. Oh and idk if I mentioned T (the partner) is the one who did the design for our shirts (which we still don't have and won't have for a little while)

We met R this week she's cool but we gave her to the sisters, she is looking for a church bc she doesn't feel like her one is focused enough on Jesus Christ. she even came to church too. We taught her outside for 1hr and a half she is so willing to learn, she even listens to Mormon Channel for a radio! 

Joseph Parker is a famous boxer. (We didn't know who he was from last week, so asked who he was that someone knew!!)

Yep bro O went... and came back. (Came to Australia, then went back to NZ)

Hope you all had a good week. 

Love you

Elder Cox